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this is a good topic [Gambling house responisbilty to protect people data] (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5418790.0) and it should be mandatory for gambling houses to keep user privacy safe but there is something interesting that I saw in a tweet;

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source tweet (https://twitter.com/DailyLoud/status/1587672214219984896)

The man's reasoning is reasonable, but in my personal opinion this is an irresponsible act, he should as a husband, be honest with his wife or children and even if they turn into lazy, he just needs to educate them hard.

what do you think, is the man's action right or if you experience it (win a big jackpot) will you do as the man did or even be honest with your victory to your family??

What? if the casino is fine for the lucky gambler can wear a yellow costume, why you must force him to not wear a yellow costume then? This man is clever, he only need to spend some money to buy the yellow costume rather than educate his children and his wife many times. Why he need to wasting his time to educate his wife and children if he have a way to avoid it?

Now answer me, are you want to work from 7AM to 7PM and got paid for $5 or you're only work from 7AM to 12AM and got paid for $10? I believe no one will pick the first choice.

that man has been taking the best decision to hide his identity through wearing the costum, it's not only happened with him but so many winners in gambling were also doing the same to hide his identity. I think that you shall need to read this news https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63030960

Winning lottery didn't mean if that will make your life even more comfortable than before. He just wanna try to avoid snow ball effect caused by revealing his identity to the public.

You can imagine if his wife will be so crazy with it and then so many people who known him will ask help from him to take loan from what he has been winning. it's not acceptable and it will be disturbing your life as well.

I'm actually more curious whether there is an obligation for lottery winners to be documented when giving prizes? If not, then my guess is just for fun.

As for why he hid his winnings from his family, it could be that he had evil intentions with the money he got, meaning to enjoy it for himself, it is better to educate the family to be able to use money properly than to hide it just because of fear of his wife and children being lazy, hopefully not something bad happened to him because it could be that neither he nor his family ended up enjoying anything because of stupid reasons like that

These stories fascinate me. I understand that you can hide 30,000 USD from your wife, children and friends, if you like, but 30 million? Not a chance.

Besides, I think he has the wrong mentality. It's true that there are people who win a large sum of money in the lottery and go bankrupt, but that money well managed gives you peace of mind for the rest of your life. I would make it clear to both of them, especially to the son, that as long as they behave as they should, they won't have to worry about money for the rest of their lives, but if, for example, when the son has to go to university instead of studying, he spends his time drinking, partying and doing cocaine, he won't see a penny.

I think it's reasonable to do so as he doesn't want his kids to be like other sons of Chinese tycoons driving around thier Ferraris and Lambos partying all night.

Money like that can make a person go crazy like they're above the law. We've seen rich people just laying around sunbathing on thier yacht and bribing officials. Maybe he doesn't want his kids and wife to be like them.  And also he protects his identity also, anyone can just visit his house if his identity is revealed.

He has his own reasons. It is possible that he is just hiding his prize from his family to avoid them slacking off and being comfortable with life or he has other plans which is why he decided not to tell them. At the end of the day, he is the one who won the jackpot and he has the rights of doing anything to his rewards.
Maybe he could put it in his savings account or open another account to a different bank without letting his family know. Not to judge but I guess, he's not a high profile individual so we could assume his family as well. There are chances that his wife is not knowledgeable with banking procedures which gave him the idea to keep it a secret.

What troubles me is that, what if something happened to that man? Not hoping but just being realistic. Given that he did not mention it to his family, will his family be notified? If yes, then that would be promising on his family's end, but conflict may arise if not.

True. A lot of things can happen.

This is not just about preventing his wife and kids to become lazy, he is protecting his family from crimes to come.  I think the guy is sane enough to learn how dangerous this world is that families turn each other like a bunch of animals because of money.

With criminals looking for prey,  $30M is a huge motivation to find this guy.  The criminals may even kidnap the guy beside him just to find out the identity of the man in the yellow costume. He could have just worn something like a mask though.

He does like that for a reason, and he is the one who knows about his own family. Hiding it from his own family for a good reason is not something wrong imho. Lets say you have a wife and children who like to spend money for useless thing, or in other words they cant manage money well. It can be a reason for you to not tell them as they may ask the money then spend it for nothing. Other reason can be related to security, if his family knows means that there is a chance for his family to spread the news to others and it may attract people (the bad one) to do something against them for the money. Hiding such huge amount of money is better choice telling it to others.

If the wife has been supportive when he was not rich, hiding it from heroes is very wrong, he wanted suffering for her? Saying she's going to be lazy is just an excuse. It is very possible the man is not saying the true reason for not letting her know, or maybe I am wrong about it, but in my opinion, there is nothing bad telling her wife if not telling children. As for me, I will tell my wife about it and also look for better business to start that which will yield more income. I just know that no one that has better ambition would be able to hide the money forever, one way or the other, the family will later know that he is getting richer.

First of all, why are they making the winners go public? Is there no choice about going public or not? What about their safety?

About his reasoning, I think he missed that privacy should be the first thing that let him do the yellow costume thing and not because of a selfish act.
Although, if he is honest about what he said then I admire him. He can still support them from the shadows without knowing he won the lottery.
This will avoid making spoiled brat kids that would only reason out about their riches which is why they won't go to school or if they want things immediately.

To his family? I doubt that he can keep it a secret, maybe when he goes home he can tell it to his wife. But I do agree that the winner should remain anonymous.

Just like what we are here in crypto, I guess for the majority of us we really wanted to stay hidden although it's pseudo anonymous. Of course, base on the other thread, i someone knows you are a winner then they will go and look for you to ask for free money and that is what you wanted to avoid.

I guess he is really a good father and provider because he still doesn't want to pamper his kids to grow like spoiled brat because of all the money he had won here.

So I d agree with him not to show his face in public, there is still this physical threat. If we here in bitcoin, we have the 5 dollar wrench attack, it is also possible in real life. So good for him and hopefully he will remain hidden from the prying eyes of the public.

I've seen this in my social media feed he may have done the right thing he knows his family more than we do,  so as a patriarch if he decides that he wants to keep it secret then it's his decision, he may have a different upbringing for his children like he teaches his children that they should not rely on easy money and should work hard on it, I may do that if I am in his shoes the most important thing is he is a good provider, and he will spend all the money to his family.

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This is really funny to me but a really deep meaning that only this man who has decided to custume himself with Santa Claus can explain his real intent. It reminds me of banny custume and I like that cartoon. Well if this man says he is hidding his winning money of $30 million away from his family, it is really something to have deep thought on. Is this man really a father if he is not giving anything to the up keep of the home. If he has a scattered and divorced home, maybe that could be a reason.

Perhaps his motive was really to keep his from publicity and what he said was just an excuse, we don't know, many people want to be made public in one case or another, but here we are talking about a large amount of winnings and if under the terms of the lottery it is necessary to accept the winnings in person, then such a choice is justified.

You might see the man's action as irresponsible but he might have a very good reason for his action. We might not know the behavior of his wife and children, it might be they are extravagant and has the tendency to become lazy if he exposes the win. He lives with them and understands them better than anyone. It is also a common experience to see family members of rich individuals waste money on unnecessary things because the money is just available. I think he want to still ensure that his family members remain hardworking, regardless of his wins. But he shouldn't secretly spend the money alone, his family should feel the impact of his win

Firstly,I am thrilled by this man's decision to hide his identity from the public. At least he has saved himself from a potential attack or intimidation of criminals and fraudsters. I would only reveal my win to reliable family members because this big win can be lead to envy from people. And envy is the root of many evils.

But his reasons were nit genuine enough, why should he have much concerns about his family thanbthe public wwho may attack him, i dont know if his name was actually written on the prize winning if not his wife and children together with any other external person can easily got him identified, I think he needs not to cover his face but his name and personal information, his family can't be a threat to him but outsider can, they may decided to attack him, moreover also in avoiding his family, does that mean he wont allow them to know and enjoy the money received and spend everything to himself, this man seems to be more careful about his family than the general public.

That is not enough excuse to hide his identity from his family. If his huge win can make his family lazy then he as a father has failed because a man who got the best training for his family in terms of morals and discipline will not get scared his children reaction to such win. For me this should be a boast to my kids in pursuing their dream careers except the man in question is not having plans on investing then he is the one to be scared of not his family.

I'll do the same so that nobody will know how rich we are even my relatives. I'll just show them some hint that we're living not the same as before but it won't be like that will get anything that they want.
For personal and family safety, it's best to hide things like this that you've won a lot of money because you'll be hot in the eyes of people that might commit harmful things to you in exchange of money that they will ask.

The man was neither completely right nor completely wrong for the reasons given to hide his victory from the family. I think he needs to have good management of what the money is going to be used for, he has the right to manage it and I don't think his fears would be justified if all his family members found out.

He may be able to allocate 50% of his total winnings to a business run by his wife and children, or perhaps something else that keeps their finances growing. Hiding something big like this is not a good choice if we are married, but good financial management is a must.

I think everyone has the right to do as they wish but hiding such a huge sum from the family is difficult,extremely difficult.The problem that his kids and wife will spend a lot of money cannot be fixed as anybody with that huge amount is only natural to keep spending money.The son of my boss says it is not my fault that I was born rich and he spends truly a lot of money for fun like all the rich kids do.

Most of the gamblers though when they win the huge state lottery they never show their real identity in TV,some even wear costumes when signing so their family members cannot recognize them and I agree to this.

This man might be lying his wife and children for a while, but he can't keep this secret forever. ;D
I don't know if this a smart move or a dumb mistake. I guess that the lottery winner is from Japan/South Korea or China. These countries have really strong work ethics and laziness is considered a mortal sin. On the other hand, working your a$s off for years, while having 30 million USD in the bank seems plain stupid. Perhaps this guy could use the money to invest and build a successful business. This also requires lots of work and he will use this business to teach his kids some lessons about business management and work ethics.

It sounds like to me that he is just making excuses for avoiding taking care of his family and just does not want to make himself look bad in front of the public. He is a scumbag .

I really hope his family can get some of that money and find a better husband/father who will actually care and look after them as a man should. They say money is the root of all evil but I am willing to bet that this guy was never really a "family man" but rather an opportunistic leech who was probably disliked before he had wealth.

Some people tend to show their true character whenever they come into big amounts of money. Maybe because they think it makes them invincible against societal pressure or something?
 

He's reason is kind of funny, how will you hide money from your wife and children because you think they will be lazy, why will you hide anything from your wife, i don't know but won't the man spend the money on his wife and children? Or will he just hide the money and flex it alone? I think he should even have discussion with his wife so that they will know what to do with the money and not hiding the money from his wife, I believe the way you train your wife and children will decide if they will be lazy or not if their is money. If the man is trying to hide is identity from public I think that's really a good idea for security purpose, but shouldn't hide the money from his wife and children.

Perhaps that is only his second reason why he is hiding his identify. And we can only conclude that he doesn't want his family know because maybe they will live a lavish lifestyle because of this huge windfall. And perhaps he wanted, specially for this children to experience what life is, again, maybe he was brought to be like this before by his parents as well. He wants to infuse to them that they need to work hard if they want to achieved their dream and not being granted because they are rich because of his father winning the lottery. The first reason, his relatives coming and knocking on the door to ask for money.

This is so funny maybe he has a distinct mark on his body that will identify by his relatives, by wearing a costume like that he can hide everything, it's his choice to do that to protect his identity and also to protect himself and his family, $30 million is such a huge amount he can endanger his family if many people know who he is he will have a lot of stalkers and many so-called friends will come out, maybe in the future, he will eventually tell this to his family, because $30 million is such a huge amount to hide.

Can't judge if I don't know the man's reason. If gambling can become a problem for the family in the future, then this is the right course of action. But keeping it a secret that he currently has a lot of money is not a good choice (morally), because actually he can think of a pretty acceptable reason other than saying that he got it from a lottery jackpot prize.

It's funny. It is very possible that there could be more reason behind but he does not want to offend anyone so he uses his own family which will remain anonymous anyways. I will not blame the guy since we do not really know his intentions.

I might do it as well if I have an estranged wife and ungrateful children. But if I am living happily with my family then I will tell my wife at the very least. Winning big lotteries is dangerous in my country especially if the winner is just poor. So I might as well keep it secret as much as possible.   

I think this is the best decision taken by the man though it's so funny looking at his appearance in custome, however there is some iota of sense in what he actually did having known the behavior of his wife and kids with regards to money, $30 million is a huge amount of money that might deter his children to go to school while his wife will abandon her job, he took this decision in the best interest of the family which I high believe is commendable, infact other close relatives would also want a share from his jackpot if he reveal his indentity this will him to become more popular in his community thus putting his life at risk.

I can't support the man's idea nor did I see his act to be irresponsible cause it is easy to judge people when we don't know what they know or put ourselves in their shoes. But, one I know for sure is that something is very good that not many people know about.
If he invested the money in his family's future, he's a very responsible man.

I can do something.
1 It will keep the man from possible attack
2 Family putting all the financial needs on him
3 Some women are not good at saving whenever they see money all they want is to go out shopping. if the man said he hide his identity because of his wife and children I think his family is in this category.

Yes, it's really hard to judge what is the man's reason here, maybe he is doing it for him and for his family as well. And we all know that it's hard to keep a secret like this, specially when you go home once you got the money already.

It's good to remain anonymous, but I think it's better if he can share his winnings with his family and children and then build a happy home and life for them in the future.

At the end of the day its their personal choice whether they want to disclose that he won huge sum of money as matter of luck with his family or not and I am glad he took this stand for good cause. Every gambling site or operator has to keep the data safe from security threats but there is no mandatory that they wouldn't disclose the winner identify or any other user data with other third party companies for advertisement and others.

I often see someone involved in gambling, in some cases the wife strictly forbids her husband to gamble, in other cases if the husband is caught by his wife gambling is fatal, there are cases that lead to divorce and many negative cases between wives, children and husbands who are fatal, maybe we often encounter them around us, including our own friends.

In a case like this, that person wins the lottery jackpot, I think he has the right to hide his own identity for the win, we don't know maybe the person is gambling without being known by his wife and child, so it's very natural that he hides himself from his family, it's for the good of his family, of course it's all he himself who judges his good and bad goals, especially in the family, the reason he hid his identity for the victory.

Yes, I agree. But I am more in the side of he is actually right, we don't know his plan and I am sure that he allocate that money for his family in the future, maybe he just really want to see their hardworks before saying that they are having so much money or maybe he want to create a business for his family that when it is done he will say it to them. There is a chance that he actually create a time deposit for it as well who knows right.

I want to laugh at the man's excuse, that it will make his wife and child lazy. Of course, I don't think that's because his identity is disguised.
There will be other things like people who will target his family for having a lot of $30 million, his wife and children will become targets for crime.
Or as a matter of fact people will borrow the guy's money when they find out he has a lot of money.
So when he comes up with not wanting his wife and kids to know, then there's a real reason behind that and his yellow costume.
This man was very lucky to win the $30 million lottery.

I agree with you, and maybe that's why some gamblers including myself, my wife are very religious and I keep my gambling activities a secret even though I am not an active gambler. Karen if caught by my wife would be fatal and I know that, and maybe that can be said as an excuse even though we all don't know the truth.
I believe what he did was for the good of him and his family because no matter how bad we did it without the knowledge of the family, and the result is still for the beloved family and will be well taken care of. Because the reason is that the journey of life is still long and the victory will be used throughout the journey of life, and I judge it that way. And it's a great man to think about the future rather than momentary pleasures.

He has valid point if he has a problematic wife which is very materialistic since there's a tendency that wife will really become lazy and just want to spend money. This already happened in real life to some lottery winners that result to immediately loss all there winning money.

This is only wrong if the husband intended to spend the money secretly for his own needs because family should be priority first and we are all working on our jobs just to support our family needs. Winning a lottery is useless if you will not spend it with them.

We do ridiculous things when we encountered unexpected wealth especially if the amount is as huge as $30 million his reason may be valid this is his family and he is afraid that his family will change their character and standard when they find out that they have $30 million but if he is a responsible family man he will give the best for his family and he will only spend it to his family's welfare, I think he's not the only one who did this thing, anyway he can't keep that secret forever, wives are good at secrets, their hunch is always right.

Each of us has the right to anonymity and even in relation to his family. That's why I understand this lucky guy perfectly.

Besides, he's telling the truth. Practice shows that children of rich parents do become lazy because they have no incentive to improve their skills. Why do it if daddy has the money to go through life without working.

Another important point I think is that when children have too much money, they are more likely to become drug addicts or alcoholics.

first of all, regarding privacy which has always been our long discussion in this forum.
Several other members have posted before, regarding why gambling houses or online casinos often disclose winning information on their gambling platforms. them, "gambling houses" can disclose based on the legality they have on the terms contained in their license. So, I believe this is obvious.


what the man did was entirely his right and responsibility, related to hiding his identity as an excuse to keep it a secret from his wife and children. to be honest, I think it's purely his right and responsibility based on the choices he makes. after all, we do not know for sure behind the reason he made. he just said, that he was worried the money would make them lazy. the reason makes sense. however, we don't necessarily have to be the judge of what he does.

regarding the costume he wore to maintain the confidentiality of his identity at the prize-giving session, as long as it did not violate the rules of the lottery gambling house platform. I think what the man did was legitimate.

That man hit a very huge amount of jackpot and as for me, it's important to keep our identity in private but hiding your winnings from your wife and children is too much. If I would win that amount, I want my wife and children to experience a luxurious wife because I believe that they deserve that but I won't disregard educating them on how to value money and how to maximize it. I don't think hiding such huge amount to your family will bring you peace. You can hide it from the people around you but not in your own household.

The man didn't do anything strange,there is a reason why he did that. We are all different in color and od different mindset, some person are poor in spirit maybe that is the type of person he is. They will have millions and act as if they have nothing because the can control themselves from been carried away by the money. Imagine what he said that he doesn't want his family to be lazy i.e he will live his life normal. If he is not hiding his identity,the win will go viral and people will know him. Maybe he is also trying to stay secured from robbers or so much attention on him.

Letting your family to know about your success is good because you are all one. I don't see any reason why your family will not be able to enjoy your wealth and know that you are wealthy. The man will not be investing the money maybe he will be  spending it secretly.

The man's action is very right. He's wise, he knows what he's up to if he discloses the huge amount won from gambling can do to his family. Not everything should be made known to the whole world to know. The man in question is not only keeping the prize won away from his family, but he is also keeping his identity away from friends who would want to plan evil towards him or defraud him. I have heard news of individuals that won big in gambling that ended badly from dubious behaviour from family

To be honest I'll do as the man did there, being a winner and covering up identity is not only about family but environment too. The man's reasoning was simple, and it seemed he loved his family more than anything. For safety, prosperity, the future, it's all for the family. Educating to hard depending on the character, and as a husband only he understands the character of his family.

if he got seriously ill in the hospital and needed his wife to bring him food? Maybe he doesn't think about it? Are the wife and child more important than money? how could he spend so much money without his wife and son finding out? and there is another more serious issue that if he took all that money and then died while he didn't say anything to his wife and son he would let his wife and son go through financial difficulties while he could have avoided such a thing if he had been an honest person , with love in my heart I would have told the whole truth. the moment he prefers to lie, hide from his wife and son that he has money then this guy is bad, Is a bad person


lying is wrong, no matter the reasons, lying is wrong. I'll give you an example: imagine that the man gets seriously ill to the point of not talking or moving his hands, at the hospital they charge him 5 million dollars to be able to cure him, but the woman doesn't have that money and doesn't know that the husband has the money, and the doctor tells the wife that if they don't pay the 5 million dollars the husband will die in 7 days, after 7 days the husband dies. see how a lie can lead down a dangerous path? if he lies about money, then who can guarantee that I don't lie about other things? And that's what he wants his wife and son to do: "lie?", does he think his wife and son would forgive him the day they discovered his lies?

Japanese in general are a very responsible people who value honor above everything. I can understand this man, because he doesn't want his family to change their principles because they have won a huge amount of 'easy money', and as we know it happens with several people who win on the lottery or are born in wealthy families.

When you don't have to work to live and thrive anymore, everything loses its value and importance for you. Everything becomes easy and banalized, and then people feel empty inside, possibly going for addictions and temporary pleasures like alcohol and/or casual relationships which make them only feel emptier and emptier within time.

Of course this man is going to use the money for his family's good sake. They are going to be benefited by that, no doubts about it.

Thank you, the example are very educational. That man's reasoning might only be temporary, because hiding such a large amount of money is also not easy, especially with a wife. Anyway this is not about of lies this is a attitude, a man who understands the harsh meaning of life in a country full of discipline, being lazy is a worries for every father at there.

I greatly agree, I think his reasoning is for him to freely spend the money without his wife auditing him.  Another reason is the guy possibly have another woman and make him able to buy properties where he and his woman can live together.  He also deprived his family of the possible good thing from winning the jackpot.  All in all I do not believe his reasoning.


The man's action is wrong.  As husband and wife, they share the responsibility, blessings and problems their family encounters.  It is greedy and unreasonable for man to deprive his family a good way of living.  And keeping a secret that must be told is another way of cheating.


I don't think he will, why?  Because he lied in the first place.  Liars are not to be trusted and liars doesn't mean what they are saying.  Mostly they say it to make them look good but deep inside they don't mean it.  I believe he will be spending the money to support his vices.

I think it's fine for the father to hide his winnings from his family since he's still doing it for a good reason. I have to say that it could've been handled in a different way but there's nothing wrong with it and maybe he doesn't want the unnecessary attention that could potentially come from his other family members and relatives. On paper, it might've been better to let his family know everything but still, it's understandable knowing how money can sometimes easily change people.

What I am going to say is a bit off topic, but still related to the discussion.

In my country, and I'm sure that it is the same in many others, there are some Apps that let you buy lottery, and they keep your ticket in deposit. I think that, in the event you win really big (Euromillions, for example), your personal data may be leaked by them, because they will be worth a lot for advertisers, for example.

I doubt whether this is even legal, but you know... So I don't like to use these Apps, because I'm afraid that, if I win big, my life may end being crazy because of potentially omnipresent unwanted spam.

Many families have been robbed and killed for an amount not even up to $10,000, not to even talk of 30million that many will be ready to do anything just to be in possession of such huge sum of money. So to me,  i see nothing wrong with the idea of the man trying to play safe and not putting either his life or that of his family members in danger if the news happens to goes public and they get to know he was the winner of the $30million.. As he is likely to be prone to risk and attack from robbers.  So staying anonymous was indeed the best of idea

On one hand I would feel happy to share the good news with my family so we could all celebrate the money, but keeping the secret also have its own advantages.
Financial privacy means it would be less likely  for bad people to approach us and try to scam us and abuse us or even threat us for money.

That "family getting lazy" thing is very situacional, many Asian cultures frown upon the laziness and celebrate hard work, there is a high chance this person is one of those strict parents who want his children to study and work hard and never to become entitled. In that case, I can agree to certain extend to what he did to conceal his identity.

I can in all honesty tell you that the reason the man gave for his actions isnt really the reason, there is no way he would hide such an amount of money from his family, i can tell you that the real reason why he did what he did was to keep his identity away from the general public since he knew the company would no doubt, take a picture of him to post.
He probably didnt want the lottery company to try to convince him that is why he didnt tell them the real reason why he did what he did.

You think about it, how possible is it for someone to be spending[ a whooping $30 million without his family enjoying from it? he's probably going to buy a house, buy a car, is his family not going to live in that new house with him? are they not going to ride in the new car with him?

He did what he did to hide his identity from the general public not his wife and children, and if i am him or maybe i won such an amount of money, i tell you i would do the same.

thank you to all who have given their opinions, all of your opinions are really extraordinary and make all sense. I only think from a woman's point of view;

• I would support my partner to do the same (as the man did) if he did it to hide his identity from others instead of a partner who accompanies him for life and helps him in doing things every day.
• $30 million is not something that can be easily spent, whether he has no intention of passing it on to his wife and children or making his wife and children happy while they are still alive in this world. what if it turns out that the man plans to marry again with his winning money, or he already has another woman and wants to have fun with the lottery-winning money.

I do sound old-fashioned, but every couple should enjoy the ups and downs in life together and not keep a fatal secret because we don't know when someone's life will end.

Many people change their lifestyle if they already have the money and with this, I see nothing wrong here beside he will not leave his family just because of this, he can tell it to them at the right time. We don’t know the background of his family and probably something is wrong on handling their finances, and this guy knows how to do it properly. Congrats on your winnings and I hope he will use this money wisely and I just hope that they remain family.

I think he doesn't trust his family or he has other plans which are why he doesn't want to involve his family in the first place the first that you should know is his family he should trust all the members of his family and why does he think that they will change
he just needs to tell his family and be honest with his feeling and his thoughts if his children have a good upbringing they will not turns out what he thinks they might turn out, he should just be honest, whatever he has his family should have a part of it.

I am also thinking in the same direction, because in this case is it really necessary to do so. But on the other hand I also understand a little because when they spend a large enough amount for the lottery or lottery maybe they need documentation for their report that the winner is real lol.

But for the person who wins in this case it's actually not the first time I've seen people hide when they make big profits from something like this.

The man has quite the reason as to why he went disguised in claiming his prize, but whatever those reasons are, winners shouldn't have their identities be in public specially if it involves winning a huge amount. It puts their lives in danger, puts their personal relationship in fragile bridges, and also just gives away a lot of information to other people that might have some interest on the winnings of that person. I believe that there should be a law against publishing public details of winners of whatever contest that involves money, or if there is one they should strengthen its implementation.

I might be doing the same.That winners reasoning is indeed reasonable and even myself would be considering on following on the same path if ever i do hit up the jackpot.
Not on the sense that you arent trusting your wife but we know that money could change a person, im not saying that all people would end up the same but in most cases it would really make you lazy.
The thing you should also mind is that the one you are holding which you wont be ending up on having that lavish spending.Sooner or later it would really be still
be known by family members.Where you would be storing up those money? on your sole bank account? How long you would be keeping this secret?

I may be slight to give the idea to my family that we've got so much money but I won't be vulgar to them at first.

Maybe it will take time for me to make that as a secret but eventually, I will reveal it to them that I've won. Well, that's one big event to my life if that really happens.

I wish that I can get so much money so that I can give it to them.

We can’t simply judge him by doing this, there’s a saying that even your family can betray you so this is a good action to avoid any family problem. He can simply make a good living slowly, like purchasing a house or even a car in the time frame of 5 years though I hope he can trust his wife and make a good business together, beside that money is for your family after all.

What do you mean by you don't want them to lavish the money? The money is in your account and how will they be able to lavish the money, you should just make sure you satisfy them.
So even after making money, you want your children to still suffer, I don't think that's proper, as a father you should provide for your children and take care of them and you don't expect them to be suffering because you want them to achieve their dreams. You can still train them well with money and they will still active their dreams. I see no reason why you will win a huge amount and your family members will still be suffering.
It sounds somehow, how will I be having money then I won't be able to assist my relatives it's kind of bad, how will I feel to have money and my relatives are suffering and I can't assist them, I know you can't really satisfy everyone but you should try your best for them, they are your relatives.

We are all thriving to have a better life.It would be a good idea that you would pretend that you would be building up some business or had some good work online that pays big
and on 5 years time you had pretend that you do make huge earnings which you could gradually make some property spending or purchase which it would really be giving
out a convenience for your family.Yes, we are doing our best on whats for the good for the family which it would be just normal that there might be hesitation
on some people on trusting them up that much but well its their choice and its their money after all.

It's understandable that he doesn't want to show his face in public. But totally hiding it to his wife? Not sure if that would be the right move here. And so I'm 50/50 for his reasons behind, maybe it was good, or something is not right that he doesn't want to share it with his family.

Although we don't want to be judgemental here, but the case involves a lot of money and who knows, human greed knows no boundaries. Again, I can't understand why he will do such an act to conceal and be secretive about it from his family.

Being secretive on having lots of money you had as a husband then it would be hard to resist on not to buy things for your family like having a brand new car or brand new house which would raise up lots of questions

from your wife on where you do get all of those money which you would eventually be revealing out that you had won the lottery but the question is, would you be willing to tell all the amount?

For husbands out there, then it would really be a difficult test of being faithful into our wives.  8)

^Definitely right, this man who won a big amount probably knows better about his family and this is not a betrayal to his family as long as his intention is good and for the sake of his family. If I were put in his shoe, I will do the same, because this security reason is not about me, it is also about my family, those people who are around will probably have negative intentions toward my family and relatives for kidnap ransom once they heard that there is a lot of money. That is why those who won lottery jackpot prizes hide their identity for safety precautions.

We should not look at the man's actin had bad or trying to keep the money aways from his family but here he is the better person that understand his family and knows what could happen after if they finally know that he won such a huge amount of money.
Since he is able to predict his family and knows what could become of them then he is right and that act of covering his face keeping it anonymous is better because if he revealed his family, his friends, family even enemy might cover after him.

People been mainly thinking that he would be keeping the money or try to hide it to his family and soloing the money which it isnt right.Its true that we are the ones who
do know the behavior and values of our own family.If you do see that there's a probability for this thing to happen which it would make them lazy then as a family guy
or being a father which you would not be that dumb for not to notice it or being advanced.We might be right or might be wrong but he knows on whats best.
He isnt only that avoiding on his own family possible laziness but also for the sake of safety and security in overall not only on him but also into other family members
which i could say that it isn't a bad idea or decision that had been made.

Am certain he was not being truth to say the wife would be lazy if she knew of the $$$, am sure his hiding his prize money from family and friends that are more likely to pester him for a share from those millions... But i like his costume it gives him some privacy and continuity of his old life style if he chooses to lay low!

In my country we have a charity sweepstake which when someone won, The winner information is hidden from the public given that the winner might be targeted by bad person also I believe that it is being recorded since the government is running the sweepstake lotto and I'm sure that the data privacy and secrecy is one of their responsibilities.

We have different cultures and I believe that this man is a Chinese or somehow live on South east Asia which has the culture of raising their child right even after they are 18. To the winner who won 30million in this post, I like his reasoning though I think he should allocate something for his child and wife that the support funds will be claimable in a certain time or year and reveal that he won the lottery. I'm sure it will be hard for the family to chew that they struggle for years when they can take the easy road but I'm sure they will understand the reasoning of the winner given that they learn very valuable knowledge when they aren't that rich. 

Hahahaha....
I'm seeing something as hilarious as this for the first time in my life..it's good that they casino management accepted his outfit with him, with the reasons he gave 'em. Some might not, who knows? Some might say that they'll need their customers to see that it's a real person,-- more like a loyal client not just some telly toddles.
I totally accept to this means if they'll be an adoption in the future as that's a huge amount of funds that anyone might pick an interest in robbing? Maybe not.

Sandra 💇

Everyone has their preferences and if he wanted to hide his identity with his wife and children it is his right and no one should have any objection to it. I like the fact that gambling houses give preferences to his identity and agree to hide him by making his wear a cartooncostume while collecting the prize.  :)

By the way, that topic Gambling house responsibility to protect people data (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5418790.0) was started by me, i wonder why you need to create another topic for this as it could have been discussed in the same thread.

True!  His idea of wearing a costume is brilliant!  But sadly his reason for keeping the secret from his family may sound good and for the benefit of his wife and kids, it sounds idiotic.  Why would you deprive your wife of the knowledge of winning the jackpot.  Who knows wife, as in charge of the family's daily budgeting, is pressured of the high prices of foods and other basic needs that give her a lot of stress.  sharing the good news with your wife can at least free her of all the stress and worries regarding financial budgeting.  

He can always hide the fact of him winning the jackpot from his friends and relatives but not his family.  No matter how I think about it, it just won't sink in and find it wrong for the guy to keep his winnings secret from his family.

when I read the man's reason I thought hard whether it was his real reason, he wouldn't be able to keep a big secret from his wife if he really loved his wife

I actually think the man only uses his wife and child as an excuse, he deliberately hides his identity to the public so that his family doesn't get bad luck

You know for yourself that when you win big, a lot will stick to you, like a family that suddenly gets close, borrows money from you, or shows you off to other family members

there is a term; that family / closest people become "toxic" when dealing with money

He can decide not to go public but he still posed there. I don't believe that he was forced to do it.

Besides, I don't a topic like this should need further discussion. Why you guys are making it a big deal?

It doesn't happen at most cases that's why you don't need to worry much.

How can you instill honesty in your home if you as a father is not honest about your winning to your family, your family especially the wife has the right to know because it's now a conjugal property what he owns his family also owns, he may have a different agenda like having another family, once the family knows about it, they might hate their father and the wife might charge the husband for being dishonest about his $30 million winnings.

Definitely a smart move by this man.  I'm not so sure lying to your wife about it is the right way to go, but not letting family members and close friends know is certainly a smart move.  Far too many people come out of the wood works when someone wins the lottery.  I wouldn't want the burden of people know I had all that money , then having to turn them down when requesting it.  No thank you.   

What the man have thought about his wife and child is his concern. So, it is good that he hide his identity. This too will help him stay away from people who look for financial support just because he have won big. There are more real-time examples in which people have lost their peaceful living just because they won big. During those time if they've hidden their identity big problems could've been solved.

I think we shouldn't judge him without knowing his story.
It could be that he is already suffering from a complicated relationship, it could be that his wife is cheating on him, it could be that he is even having a separation process underway.
I think it's wrong for him, however, he hides it even from his son, but we don't know how old this child is and if he could keep it a secret from his mother. I believe, however, that at the right time this father would share the inheritance with his son.
Anyway... we can't jump to conclusions.

Idk man looked like he just used his wife and child as an excuse, and his original goal is, well, really, his privacy. The wife and child may also be part of the bigger idea but it isn't everything I guess, other family members, friends, heck even random people by the road may be a part of it. I do wonder if he's able to actually hide it for so long and where he's planning to spend it. If it was a backup investment for his children in the future then it's rather understandable why he sees no need to tell it to his family.

If people learn you have $30M, everyone will pretend to be their long distant relative. It wouldn't even be surprising that even the old girlfriend of his dad comes claiming he has a brother. Turning down these relatives asking for handouts will only create tensions between them so its better to just keep things secret. In China, $30M is more than enough to live a high life.

  - I don't see anything wrong with what the husband did and I can't say that his decision was irresponsible. Because what you didn't tell your wife is not a basis to say that you weren't honest, maybe he wants to keep it a secret first, and he may tell her wife and daughter later.

Of course, I love my family and I will do everything for them and my daughter, Even I will do what the lotto winner did. Although you have a point, it's not about being irresponsible because he will keep his winning a secret.

I understand the man. He just don't want his kids to rely too much on the money and do not understand the concept of hardwork. Some kids are like that, they rely too much on their parents for money especially if they know the parents have too much. Also, some people cannot handle having too much money all at once. Just like me, I am used to having just enough money. If I have too much money, all I think about is how I will spend it. Before I know it, all the extra money is gone. Maybe the guy is thinking that way too. He is just thinking his kids and wife will change their attitude towards money if they know that they have a lot of extra money. I would do that too, hid the money from them, at least until I know they are mature enough to handle large amount of money.

Maybe I will do the same as that guy but not wear clothes like him because it can tire me.
And what the man said had some truth because hiding his identity and face from the public would keep him safe from bad guys.
And he could take the winnings money without any worries and go home safely.
Maybe this method can be said to be effective in hiding the identity of the winners, especially for those who won a lot of money to avoid the evil after them.

I don't think it is fine to keep secrets from your wife. Secrets won't stay secret forever and eventually she will find out. It is at that moment she will feel betrayed and will hurt her a lot. I would say the man just made an excuse by saying that his wife and children would get lazy. If he so worried that the money might affect them negatively, why not just donate most of the winnings and keep enough for them so they can lead a modest life without any worrying? I bet he wouldn't want to do that.

He know his wife and children well more than us so I don't question his reasons. I love what he did there and it doesn't only protect him from his lazy family but it can also protect him from his relatives, friends and strangers that can threaten his life but I think there is still a problem. What if someone follows him by the time he goes outside of that office where he claim his prize?

There are wise criminal and they will also think that it's one of the tactics of the winner for them to conceal their selves. Better if there are more secure ways for the winners to claim their prize like if it will only be sent to them online. Cryptos are a good choice to retain their information anonymously.

Anyone will claim to be a close people from the winner of lottery. I would not be surprised to see such thing will happen when the identity from the winner will be published. the money will be ruining our life.
People will come and asking about how to get loan from you. Those people will always be following you anywhere and talking about getting loan anytime.
So many people will be desrupting the winner's life. This is really unacceptable for me. That's why keeping identity is good rather than publishing it. Privacy matters a lot in this case.

The Lottery operators should not have asked him to disclose his real identity in the first place. If they want to verify the identity of "real" winners with actions like this, then they could have given proof of this to independent auditors and not to the public.  ::)

In any way.... his actions still hides his real identity, so it is a total waste of time for him to do this in that way. I do not hide my "money" matters from my family and I teach them not to be lazy.  ;)

What will you do if you're a lucky gambler which eligible to get $1Million but the casino ask you must publicize your identity to public, if you don't want to publish your identity you wouldn't get the $1Million. I believe you will choose the option 1 since money is more important then privacy, so all you said above is useless since you're don't care with your privacy.

Even though many people will claim to be your close relative, actually you can avoid to interact with them and become individualist.

You made me laugh! $30M is enough to live the highest life all over the world, so it is not peculiar to China. But it's reasonable if one would use it well in diversified investments so that they will always be making more money from it for life.

Aside from this, I don't think that the thought that people would be bothering one for money should be the reason to keep privacy, once you channel the money to an investment, you might even be left with just $25,000 which you explain to posters for them to take their eyes off you.

I think the reason is reasonable and is still in the reasonable stage. If he wants to educate his wife and children, it really has nothing to do with whether he can win a lot of money or whether he doesn't gamble at all because to educate his wife and children, he doesn't need the big wins that he already has. I think the man's actions are right and if I were that man, I would tell my family and ask them not to tell anyone else, especially our extended family, because it can cause envy among them.

Or maybe I will not say anything about my winnings and will act as usual, as if nothing happened and I will put the money in the bank or invest in crypto ;D

I always thought and said that its very reasonable to hide your identity if you won something like millions in such opportunity. Because many relatives and neighbors or even people knowing you, will try to contact you. They will definitely try to exploit you. But family? I think its really cruel if you hide it from your own family. Family is above anything in my opinion, so I can't support this idea. People deserve to be lazy if they sit on huge pile of money.

We may not know why he wants to be anonymous, it may be because of the first reason that you mentioned that he do not want friends and some other relatives to know about it just to avoid them, but if truly it is because of his wife and children, that is not good but very bad. People that has money are not lazy, the way they approach life will only just be different, no one can be lazy towards having more money, but the poor people always think differently from the rich people and as he won, he still have poor mentality until he he mingle with some rich people.

It is not fair for the wife and of course the children because they are supposed to know everything .

but at least the  Winner has a better plans  to let the family taste that said huge win , but the identity of the person needs to be hidden from everybody aside from His own wife  ;D ;D

but that serves me something to think and there is a catch from the winner after this.

Yeah, there's a catch pretty sure. And we really do not know what kind of wife and child he has. There are plenty of women that are talkative and his wife might share their secret with her close friends and relatives. His child might be too young or even if not, the risk of sharing the information to its close friends is possible. The man won the lottery, so I just believe that he decides what he think is best for him and his family. No man would plan badly for his own family unless they're estranged or he has separated from them already.

The guy probably disciplining his children to be able to stand on their own with the little money they have and this is the best dad I've ever know because he knows exactly what's gonna happen if he spoiled them with those money and he is just doing the best he can as a father for better or for worse. This time, he is in a better state, doing all the jobs to make his wife and kids happy with letting them know he got those money from his hard work every day. What a clever man!

Maybe he knows that he's wife will spread out the information about what he's going recently that's why he decide to shut up so that no one in their neighborhood or their friends will know about he win in a lottery since it could endanger their lives.

For sure when the news about the winner of the lotto will be silent and many people forget about those good event for sure slowly by slowly he will tell it to his wife that he won a huge amount of money.

But what  about being a Husband to His wife? because he might be disciplining his children but what about His wife? is there something about disciplining also?  ;D

but what is his plans here? I hope  this will be for betterment of His family, from wife and children .

and also Congratulations for this huge wins.

Nah, it's also not good to say that what he have done is an irresponsible action. First of all, you were never in his shoes. So, you don't have the slightest idea what he have been through and what action plan is taking into.
I don't see anything wrong with keeping it secret with his family as long as they are always gonna be the priority when it comes to finances.
It's also not advisable to open it up with your children especially when they're not mature enough to understand the risk.

Aside the fact that privacy should be obviously essential, his reasoning is secondary issue and legality of his decision to keep money away from his wife depends by the regional laws and what type of marriage contract they have.

Honesty on the other hand is just matter of his personal moral, and are subjective to his personal situation. Personally i wouldn't keep any secrets in my marriage (not to mention secrets of this magnitude).

I like how the story turned into a comedy lol. However, his own perception in life might something I want to disagree. Either he’s facing victory or not, the family should always be the first to know. It’s like in gambling, as to where your money will go if you keep it secret to your own family? For me, this is more being selfish on a gambler’s mind, but in an indirect way.

Maybe he just really don't want to let them know yet? that's why he did that  or maybe he really doesn't want his family to know what happen maybe there's a big problem in their marriage maybe that one could probably one of the reason. but I still believe that he just did that because he will save the money first and make a time deposit for that so in the future theh will have money to used with.

I would not be able to claim that the man is irresponsible act just for doing so. even without the results of that gamble, I think, maybe he has become a husband and a responsible father at the same time. And there might be some reasons he doesn't really want to reveal. but for sure, he has his own privacy and we respect that. regardless of the reason behind it. I personally will also do the same thing by not revealing my identity when receiving the rewards for several reasons related to privacy and identity, although if it were me, I myself would also explain to my wife and children. However, we cannot judge that an action is an irresponsible act.

I just want to add that in some countries, lottery winners are revealed in public because of transparency issues. I just don't know what specific countries are those. But as far as my knowledge on that is concerned, it's only the lottery as the gambling type that has cases of revealing winners.

Outside the lottery or other gambling types, there are no cases I  heard that winners are revealed. And if we refer to online gambling sites, that is something we can't expect even if there's no privacy data act or something regulations like that.

True but sometimes we can feel that there is something more behind those reasons  ;D.  Take note, the guy is ready to lie about his winnings to his family so definitely there is a huge chance that he is also lying about the reason why he doesn't want his family to know his money.


It is his right so we cannot question that but it is unethical to keep a secret from your wife when you know it will alleviate the feelings and remove pressure and stress coming from financial shortage.


Keeping it away from the knowledge of children is reasonable but with your wife?  Maybe we have different cultures since I grow up seeing my father giving all his money earned from his job to my mother.  So the action of the guy is a taboo to me.

One of the cons on letting winners cover up their faces is that there's no transparency and its true that there are places on the world which these kind of set up cant really be that possible.It would be raising up questions in relation with transparency but in most case winners are free on what they do asked out or request.In the situation of that man who had won millions then i do understand his point
for its family members to become lazy which it is likely to happen but we know that their part of the family which they do have the right to know on whats happening inside of it.
If you do really mind about being honest then you would really be telling them but if not then you would really be keeping it as a secret but i do agree on that winners point
and he has the right on doing that.

We know that if the winner does not want to inform his family of the large amount that he won, that is his right first of all, we do not know the reason for this person, but even so, this reason may not be a good goal. or it can also be a good goal because it is not hidden from the knowledge of the majority that many think badly of the person who won a large amount of money, especially if they are one of their relatives.

But often the reason for things like that is, of course, his own family, wife, and children, for sure he thinks carefully about how to use what he won and he doesn't want it to just go to anything like other winners but it's not used in a good way.

Money won from the lottery money has done more harm than good. I remember an old man who won 150 million dollars. After 2 years, his wife and children hated him and left him alone in his big mansion. He was asked if he had any regrets, and he said yes. His biggest regret was winning that lottery money. The old man was living wayward until he exhausted all the money. Imagine someone who's paying $20k to prostitutes per night and buying cars which he will leave unlocked for them to be stolen.

You're right about this mate, it's not all about winning big amounts and at the end if it all there's nothing to show forth, many of the gamblers who had this rare kind of opportunities have returned back to their starting point after sone years of misappropriation of the funds, this is most regrettable than not winning at all, I don't blame them to an extent because alot of factors have contributed to their predicament and such is one of the contending issue about privacy that we are discussing on this thread, if everyone knows I've won big then alot of things were at stake, but from the example given, i don't think family should be exempted from knowing this kind of fortune.

The man's reason has a dept meaning and we can not blame him because we don't know the exact reason or meaning why he do this. There's a a lot of reason we think and some this are Maybe he will surprised his wife in the big event of their life and that's the reason why he keeps silent. Or what he do is to prevent his identity to The criminals or thief, if because when the Thief, scammers or criminals will know them for sure they have an interest with that guy.

That is one stupid thing for me to be a reason , our wife and children is half of our life , we build them to be totally part of our life meaning what we had is for theirs too,, and what is our action must be for them as well.

with this kind of attitude? there is one thing that I am sure off, this person does not trust any one in the world but Himself, not Unless His wife and children has a attitude problem and might become greedy about the money as this is truly high.

I share the same sentiments with you.

While I like his idea of wearing a costume to hide his identity in order to secure his safety and of course winnings, I also don't like the idea of hiding something from your loved ones, given that you are the head of the family. It's okay to keep it a secret from your relatives, but not to the family you built to have. You can always teach them something they don't know or practice so that they'll be better.

I find it selfish and unreasonable despite his reason because that kind of matter can always be talked about and worked on. But of course, this won't always be applicable in every situation. If he happens to have an abusive wife and aggressive son/daughter, it might be for the better. But if your family is not dysfunctional and you can see that harmony is within your home, then there's no reason for you to keep it hidden. They'll surely understand you if you're just going to let them become aware and educated about financial aspects.

Wow this is really a good idea of hiding identity, but something get me surprised about him hiding his identity so his wife and children won't know about the money. Hey man to me it's a thing of Joy and my wife and kids has to know about it because your family is your first priority and they should be the first people to know about it and then plan very well with your wife.
It depends on your personal orientation between you and your family otherwise they won't misbehave.

There is nothing special about his appearance, just another jackpot winner trying to hide from the public and don't want people to put eyes on his money, perhaps it may put him in danger if some friends and society know that he had won such a big amount of money. Talking about privacy, this is one of the ways but this doesn't hide his identity from the casino who gave him that check, they know who he is, they know about him and when he cashout that amount into his bank account, it will reveal the destination account. To avoid this kind of problem, it is better to accept your winnings in Bitcoin, they are pseudonyms at least to protect you from the public and the casino if they don't request anything like KYC.

practicality ? yes this is good but make them lazy? he will be one of  the riches people in the world , so this is what happening so better to teach His family how to run a  business and teach them how to handle money properly or else they will not getting anything from his Will.
but hiding the money completely? maybe he has His own plans for than money  that is not part of the family lol.

Should I say that is a poor man mentality, or the thinking is not good.

I do not have to let my family to be thinking that we are poor when we are no more poor, it is wrong. You may not take good care of a child and it can also result to another thing not good. It is good to take good care of children, letting them have the mentality that they have a father that can help in the time of trouble than depending on someone from outside. You may think it can not happen, but you may not know until something bad happen.

There are children that came from poor home and gone bad. There are children that came from rich home that gone bad. That is just life. I have seen many people from rich home that got rich too, some even got richer more than their parents.

Because you have money, it does not still mean that you can not discipline your children.

Well I have a very open thought about this, in fact I have always thought that the poor are in our minds, in the decrees that can be made and affirmed without fault, a person who says all the time that he cannot because he does not have money, it is obvious that he will not be able to, a person who wants always looks for a way to have that money to see how he can solve it, this is something like what Robert Kiyosaki always recommends about certain situations in life, sometimes not only money is so valuable with having a lot of knowledge is a way to make quick money, these are the things that should be seen, there is nothing else, and this is ideally taught to children from an early age.

I would not conclude that the man is being irresponsible too because he has his own reasons. However, for me, I would also want to protect my identity by not revealing my true identity to the public, except from my own family. I believe they always deserve to know whatever achievements or failures I’ve achieved, and this time, they should be the first persons to know and celebrate with me.

Simply put it, the father doesn't trust his family.  Him hiding his identity and not letting his family knows the bountiful future they have is possibly a poor mentality and at the same thime doesn't think good of his family.


I agree, couples should be transparent to one another, they promised to be one and share both sufferings and joys.  Now the father had already won huge amount of money, why leaving his family behind the thought of they are poor.  I always think that this father have other woman.  Now that he has the money, he wanted himself to be free of audit from is wife.  The reason why he don't want to let his family know that he has won a gigantic amount of money.


At the end it is how we discipline our children and how we thought them to do right things.  It isn't about money but good parenting.

I understand his point of view to keep his privacy and to stay away from those people who might take advantage on his won amount. It’s his decision so we also have to respect it. But for me, I would rather want my family to know it, especially my wife and child but maybe explain to them that the money will not be used for the present but it is intended for the bright future of the child and for the emergency funds of the family. That way, they will know their limits.

When you do have lots of money and this is something that you arent get used to those numbers then it would really be creating that kind of impulsive emotion which you wouldnt care anymore on how

you would gonna spend.This is really depending on someones control and discipline towards your money and if someone a lottery winner do decide to hide himself on public then its really his choice.

We know that we do have different situation if we do talk about behavior of our family members which there's a probability about being getting lazy if they do know
that they do have lots of money due to that lottery hit.

For me, it is fine to hide everything from other people but not from your wife. She's supposed to be her lifetime partner so she should know everything that is going on with his husband. She has the right to know about it unless the husband doesn't trust her. It will be unfair to her since they're both the foundation of the family. If the wife would find out about it, it will be offensive on her part.

Most probably, he will use the money for another purpose like investing into something that his family is not aware to. So that if he fail, there will be no regrets coming from his family, and if he succeed, that’s the time he will tell his wife about it. But in my personal opinion, I would not hide from my family especially when it comes to huge amount of money. They deserve to know everything about it.

I bet this man has an issue with money when it comes to his family. That’s why he wants to save it to himself alone and not telling even his wife. Although his intention is good but his way of dealing it is quite wrong. Instead of hiding it, it’s always better to be honest to your wife and kid and tell them about what you have gained. And explain to them that they should not rely from it because it will be only be used for the education of the child and when sudden emergency cases happen.

We all come from different families with different ways of seeing things. We all have different families and we know what is best for our immediate family and how to treat them. For the fact that a gambler that won a fund, requesting for his identity to be anonymous is not a bad move because this can become a bigger problem if everyone knows that such person won a big fund. Family, friends, relatives, even enemies will be waiting for the person so they can have a share of the fund and if they don't get it, attacking the person might be the next move against the person. This is why we need to be very careful who do things.

Let’s not jump to being an irresponsible husband because we don’t know really his story and his family. But if I were to win that huge amount, I will not keep it secret to my wife and child. They are my family so they should be aware of the things happening to me. And instead of hiding the money, it would bring a lot of happiness to my family if they know that we won’t be struggling anymore with money as long as it will be properly managed and use it according to its own good purpose.

There are people who are really that selfish into extreme extent on which even keeping up secrets from his family or simply with her wife which money that had been
won which is multi million dollars cant really be shared up.Really hard to believe on but there are actually people who are really just that too greedy and selfish.
They do really like to cherish out those winnings for their own without the intention on sharing or telling it out.Its his own way though but for sure there are
lots of criticisms on what he had decided on not telling or just simply being honest.

In fact, we will never know the exact motive of the real reason. so far, we only know that he reasoned so that he and his family would not live a hedonistic life. and that's why he kept it a secret. to be honest, I don't really care what his true motives are.  in the end, slowly but surely. the man would tell his family sooner or later. Likewise with you, you can keep it secret from anyone or vice versa, you will tell your wife.  basically all depends on ourselves. however, what actually became interesting was the costume he was wearing, and the lottery casino platform allowed it.

So, the point of the title of this thread is to keep the identity of the gambling winner a secret. and I appreciate the casino for allowing this man to maintain the privacy that he doesn't want the public to know about. I believe that is the real motive of the man.

You don't even have to hide if you really want to be the big gambler in the world everyone knows about. I don't know why there are people who are so eager to hide their big wins from those closest to them like their wife and children if all this time they all know that you are a gambler. So there's no good reason to mix things up just because they don't want money to run out quickly.

If someone wants to gamble, then be a brave gambler, especially if actually winning big is your dream.

That man already judged his own family in the wrong way. What kind of thinking is that where you will hide the winnings with your family just because he thinks that it will lead them to become lazy? That was a horrible reason and it seems that he just wants to enjoy the money on his own.

I agree with you that there's a possibility that he's doing something unusual behind the scenes that are why he treated his own family with these crappy reasons.

Money is really the root of shit behavior toward anyone especially if it's involved a big amount.

True we have to respect the person if he wants privacy and it should be because it is dangerous for a person to go outside when everyone knows you have lots of money in your pocket.  But I will never respect a man that hides his wealth from his family.  I don't buy his reasoning to teach the kids what poverty is, the reason why he will keep the information of his winnings by himself.  There is no doubt, there is also possibility that he will only provide his family with an enough amount of budget just to go with their living.  I have known lots of husbands that keep their salaries and only gives their wife almost enough budget for the family food and bills and I hate them.

These people don't need a wife but a slave to keep their houses well organized and have someone to order and raise their kids.  


I think the guy has vices and a mistress.  He intends to keep his finances from his wife so he can do whatever he wanted with the money.  It is ok if he is a single person but he has family that needs to be taken care of and besides a wife and kids that needs to live with financial freedom.  Or possibly, he didn't love his wife that much  ;D.

I think his actions cover up identity
the victory is worth emulating, but if closing the victory is from my wife and children I don't think that's good either, if I were him maybe I would do the same thing to cover my identity about the victory, but I will be honest with my wife and children about the money from the victory so that it can be used to make them happy

I wouldn't call him irresponsible, if he thinks his wife or children will be lazy if they have sudden wealth, so be it. It is not just for that purpose, being anonymous if you win a huge amount of money is also for your own safety and privacy. People will come to you and your life might also get in danger if people know how much money you have publicly. There's a case here in my country where a lottery winner got killed inside his home a day after winning the jackpot.

Because he is a husband he knows what is best for his family. How can you consider that the man is irresponsible by judging one-side opinion? While we don't know what happen tot hem exactly. He only made his statement. HI didn't say that he doesn't want to give the money to his family. He only wanted their family not to be lazy because of the money. I am sure that he had other plans to give the money to his family wisely. So, I don't think that privacy is irresponsible as long as the husband still fulfills what the family needs. Except that you know if the man didn't give the money to his family.

It's a bit unusual but perhaps the reason he gave was just a red herring and he doesn't mind. In reality it's more likely to be friends and family who will pursue more hassling intentions. Money can have a bad habit of ruining relationships, so it can sometimes be sensible to keep it quiet and be more generous in peaceful, unforced ways. It's more a reflection of the greedy state of the world than his personal relationships.

We all would've done the same thing. When you're poor, people treat you badly, but as soon as you start making big money, everyone wants to kiss your arse. I don't blame the guy, since I would act the same. Pretending to be poor is the only way to become and remain wealthy. I can only imagine what his family must be like for him to go to such lengths. He's probably worked his tail off his entire life and has just gotten a lucky break, and he's probably got some good plans and investments in the works. Telling members of his family may ruin it as they may come up with useless wants that would derail him.

What the hell and to the point that even with your own wife and children, you will really hide it?

Stop that nonsense reasoning because if that will be your decision then they don't deserve to be handled by a head of the family with a mindset like that. We are not dumb not to think that there's another reason aside from that.

That reason is just a cover-up and can't believe you fall easily to that.

I'm sure you know there is always a reason for every action.
The man gave a very definite reason and I think that is very reasonable enough pending the fact that this is his family were talking about and the man Knowing the background if his family and the possibility of the family not being able to control the winning has decided to keep the winning away from them.
There is no greater peace than inner peace and family love and unity, the man never said he wouldn't take care of his famiy, but said that he didn't want them do crazy things or met money bring up issues that might at the end tire up the family.

That should be a concern for the casinos if they intend to reveal the real names of winners because, with today's technology, it's not that hard to find out who they are. The casino is better off announcing the anonymous names of the winners and contacting them in secret to keep themselves safe from people who have bad intentions toward the winners. This could also clarify that the casino is also very concerned with the anonymity of the winners and the casino may be recognized as a responsible casino in awarding its prizes to winners. Only the casino will know the winner's name and will not make it public.

This isn't fair to the man's family. I really don't know the financial background if the man's family before the winning but $30 million is a whole lot of money not to make someone lazy and if thinking your family will be lazy because of the money then that isn't reasonable enough.
I would have accepted an excuse that the money might make his family go wide not lazy because you don't expect a family who might not have had a good financial record before now and maybe struggling to make ends before the win to still work extremely hard after winning such amount of money.
$30 million when converted to my local currency is a whole lot of money and also a life and destiny changing amount of money and certainly I wouldn't have to see my family having to work so hard after such a huge winning.

You're right in what you said dude, it's just really surprising why he wants to keep it a secret, and only he knows. Although this is also his right. That's why he was the only one who saw if he won the lottery. Even though his identity is secret from others, it is not hidden from his family.

But of course, whatever the reason for this winner, the important thing is that he will not abandon his own family as a Father, that is the important thing that he should not forget.

I think Winner made the right decision based on his situation. Because he has a good idea about the position of his family members. Maybe he wants to hide his winning money as a big wealth for future. He says that this money can make them lazy. But in my opinion he should have informed this money with his family but if there is a crisis of independence then he is right. Information about winning a 30 million US dollar jackpot is not so easy to hide. It will be revealed.

He cares more for the winning than His family's safety  ;D

he should have said that he disguise just to keep His family secure and not to be for the sake for them not to let them become lazy in life with that millions of dollars in his pocket.

but it looks funny on how he wanted this to happen.

We may think it is unfair to the man's family, but maybe there is some truth in his thoughts. He may want to teach his family to keep trying even though they already have a lot of money and do nothing but enjoy their winnings. Hopefully, he can tell his family about his big win so they can celebrate it and change his life for good. He can also advise his family not to waste his winnings and try to prepare better for his future. The money was very much and could support the man's family well, but if not used properly, it would not give any results.

  - I just want to add something to what you already said, Sir, Maybe one of the reasons is that an unexpected opportunity came that caused a big problem for his family, and that's when he might say the thing that he won the lottery.

Also, what you said is true, 30M$ is not a small amount, it is a very large amount. So if you're in his situation, you'll be shocked and stunned or think hard about how you can save it and use it properly because the money you're holding has a destination, right?

Indeed, we do not know the history of his family and his entourage, perhaps there is some story that caused such an approach on the part of the winner with such a large win, I think time will pass and everything will become clear.

Sooner or later it would really be exposed yet she isnt blind on not to notice that you have that soo much money or something that abundant considering that you do able to buy things which
you cant do it before.
So it would be raising up some question on where the hell you do get those money? Your wife is a good at calculation and if you are really just earning came from your dayjob
then it would really be creating those doubts and questions.
Sooner or later you would really be exposed and if she do finds out that you are lying or hiding something from here, then your fucked up.

Or is it the other way around? He cares more for his family, especially the child, with that huge amount of money, the child might get overwhelmed and eventually become indeed a lazy child. We never knew how much of a disciple this father is putting to his family to make them a successful people in the future.
As long as this man was using the money to his family as his priority, I don't see anything wrong with hiding the money from them.

I do not think that hiding this information from his wife is a good idea, the kid does not need to know exactly how much money their parents have, as that is not something a kid should know, but this is not the case for his wife.

How can they take the best decision possible for themselves and their small family if the wife is being hidden such an important fact? Also something like this is impossible to hide for long and once she discovers this she will most likely divorce him.

How can you say it is unfair while you have no idea about the winner's whole family? A lot of money can change people in seconds, he decided to hide it means he knows that something bad may happen if his family knows about this huge amount of money. Maybe I'll do the same as what he did but it does not mean that I wont share the money at all. Perhaps I'll create a scenario like starting a business and give it to my family to manage it so the money will be used wisely than just giving it away in form of cash.

It could be what the winner thinks will happen to his family, especially if they have seen how much money the man has made.
This can lead to the desire to buy various things that his family does not really need so he thinks he doesn't need to tell them about it.
If he really could keep it a secret from his family, he could have managed his money well and prepared better for his future.
But whatever it was, he'd better think about it carefully because it's related to the fate of his family and by using the winning money wisely, he could have an even better life in the future.

I will marry the woman I love and trust is the main reason I love her, if I keep big things secret like having big money or winning the huge jackpot how can she believe and be willing to live life with me, so I agree with you that what this man did was a mistake, it's only natural if he hides his identity from other people but from his wife and children it's not fair and it's a clear mistake.

Lotteries require public transparency because the ticket issuers aren't incurring any risk when people purchase tickets, so it'd be easy to hand select a winner. Other types of gambling, such as playing on a betting platform, require the same transparency between the platform and the player but that transparency can be private because the only money at risk is the individual player. If the player's inclined, they can request proof that the game they're playing on isn't rigged.

Realistically, you could incorporate blockchain tech into lottery systems to make them anonymous and transparent and I've seen some online betting platforms pull this off. Haven't yet seen a country adopt a blockchain lottery system yet.

Let's be real here if this gambler does not have a cockroach in his cupboard then why should he be insisting on restricting his family from knowing about his fame of luck, i so much believe that whenever we had a breaking news to give what comes our mind first is our family, that kind of eagerness to get home and make the breaking news, but inhis case i think things weren't going as expected with his family but i admires his privacy decision but go against it the same way since his concentration about it was his family, his kind of gambler is rare.

What if he has trust issues with his wife? I'm sure he has a good reason for keeping it from his wife, but all of us here (married people) really trust our wives because we marry them, and everything we get is that we inform our wives because we have no reason to hide it.

This is also my speculation as to why he hides his identity(this just came up to my mind). What are your thoughts on this?

• He doesn't trust his wife (they have family problems)
• Planning to have a divorce
• or he will surprise them privately

lying is wrong, it doesn't matter if people in the family are people but, they are people who would spend all the money, they are people who could rob him or even kill him for money, he cannot lie to them, that is wrong. This is the point I disagree with his attitude. the instant he lies then he is teaching his family members to lie, if his family members won the money and didn't tell him anything? would he be happy the day he found out? this is another point. I believe this guy just doesn't like his family, he wanted to eat his money alone because he has the bad thought that he shouldn't spend his money with his family


if he was an honest person he could have done that, because the money is in his bank account so how the hell would the family spend so much if he controls all the money himself? and that makes no sense and leads me to think that this guy doesn't like his family and that this was his opportunity to leave the family, he wanted the family to live badly because then they would get tired and leave, this trick has been played by many bad people and when they are discovered they always use arguments that they were hiding to protect the family because they would spend all the money, it's all a lie


maybe the guy had another wife, this kind of behavior comes from people who have another wife and another house, that's why he didn't want everyone to know that he made a lot of money, when a person lies a lot and hides a lot, he always tries not to show up in public and always hides everything in his life, a man who loves his family and is happy would not hide anything from his family

When he won, it will be shared by the bank on transaction . So it’s easy to know by his family. How he is saying, it was hidden to their family. Did the O.P trying to say their family was not explored to the Internet. It was very curiosity to know such things, breaking news from their country is enough to know by their wife. Because as we know all of our house wife was get into television as compared to us. So my point is it’s not possible to hide this things with their family. We are born to enjoy with our family, I had requested the O.P to spend time with family. Only the family members remember us after our death into this world. Even friends will forget us after getting a new person like us, after our death.

It's not yet utilized in lottery outlets to use blockchain technology because it's not widely adopted just yet by companies. The need for it to be used in lottery system isn't much needed which perhaps is the reason why there's little to none lottery company using it yet. Their system still works for them well in drawing the combination for winners and storing the data in their database.

Regarding transparency, transparency is much needed in this kind of gamble because a huge amount of money is involved. One must not be tainted in order to maintain their reputation and credibility. If they will expose the name of the winner, the real name, and not an alias without the person's consent, they will most likely suffer a case in the court. Agreement is really a must in order to have a hassle-free process.

In essence, we do not know for sure what is behind the decision and the reasons for keeping it a secret from his family. maybe that's not the real reason, maybe he really doesn't want to be exposed just to keep his identity secret from the public.
yes, we never know what is the real reason behind the luck he got from the lottery. $30 million is a lot of money, even you and I could buy real estate houses and luxury cars.

if what he said were true, he was worried that the money would make them lazy. quite rational reasons, considering we do not know the condition of their families.but what is clear, we cannot blame the man's decision. and we don't know any exact reasons behind all of his statements. that is why he chose to keep his identity secret so that the public would not know the identity of the $30 lottery winner. however, what makes it unique. the lottery platform did not mind when the man wore a costume to keep his identity secret.

A very good action in my opinion as a father, who doesn't want his family to know that his father won the jackpot from several games, maybe this person doesn't want his son to follow in his father's footsteps, as a gambler or lottery enthusiast, because it will damage the future of his children or also his wife, in my opinion that is what is natural as the head of the household who is obliged to protect against crime after they get a very big jackpot..

Do you know what I hate about people and money that s not theirs? Entitlement! Don't feel entitled to people's money, if they win an amount and they give you a share, they did it for some reason, don't feel you have a part in people's life because you are with them as long as you didn't contribute ideas or some effort when they had nothing or in their struggling stage and even if you were there, if they don't give you a share, you have no right to feel entitled because you have no legal documents to supports your claim.

I believe everyone should learn to achieve wealth regardless of anybody's place in the family. It was his decision to remove the family from the calculations, either to protect them or to ensure they wouldn't feel they would want to quit their previous existence after he won a jackpot.

To some rich families, they also teach their kids to work hard and to not totally depend on their parents. This is a great because kids will learn how to value money and this will also improve their life more evenly, making them more rich.

If we are lazy and we will only spend, no matter how big is that money it will always be drained out. What will happen to them after that? Winning in lottery is not easy and it can only happen once in a blue moon or one in our lifetime so it's important that we must value the money that came through it. It will also be a good idea to use it in setting up a business to grow it more and let your family involved in it.

If he uses his money for himself without thinking about his family, that is a big mistake, especially not thinking about his child's future. He shouldn't have to lie to his family because that can teach his son to lie too. But I also feel he doesn't like his family to the point of not telling the truth that he has won a lot of money. After all, family is something we all have and he grows old with them unless he plans to marry another woman.

If he wanted to do so, he had to remember that what he did now could come back to him in the future and he could suffer even worse consequences. The responsibility of a husband is to look after his family and share everything with his family. But we can't do anything about it and just hope that he doesn't do that and tells his family the truth. Who knows, he and his family can plan better for their family so that his life and that of his family can be even better. But indeed, humans can act like that and will not think about their families.

Winning the lottery can certainly change a person's life and he can buy all necessities in his life but if he doesn't think about doing the best for his family and just spends all his money, he won't be able to change his life. But sometimes we will get greedy by buying a lot of things when we have a lot of money and won't think about what tomorrow is sure to happen.

the boss where I work currently educates his children very hard and firmly, his three children are taught to work hard and work together in company operations, they are never spoiled by my boss because my boss built the company from scratch

then the lottery winner only gives reasons that don't make sense, if he really loves his child, he will definitely send his child to the best, most expensive place, besides that he will definitely make a business for his wife to manage, then the reason is to hide the winnings so his family doesn't get lazy sounds fake to me

It could also be that he has extravagant wife and children and did not want them to waste his lucky fortune. The lucky gambler does not want to return to days of want and lack. If am the gambler I will also behave the same way and hide my identity. Mine will not be from my family but for security reasons from outsiders. People are ready to kill you if they know fortune smiled on you.

It is great to teach your family a lesson especially your children, however, being secretive about your winnings especially this kind of amount to your own family isn't the correct action to do so. You can still teach them to be the same person and work hard without being secretive about your winnings. Just like what you've said, "rich" families teach their children to work hard and not be dependent on them.

I might understand if that person would like to plan or budget first his winnings such as investments, business, home, or even cars before telling his family.  Just to make sure that the money will not be wasted and instantly banished after a while which commonly happens to lottery winners. However, if it is not the case, I don't think that he is on the right side and probably plans something just for himself.

I don't think the father don't want his son to follow his footstep of being a gambler.  If he doesn't want  his son to follow his footstep as a gambler then he must quit gambling and set himself as an example.


This is nonsense, the father is already engaged in gambling, and not hiding his wealth from his son and wife will destroy their lives?  I do not think the father is protecting his family from crime by keeping his winnings a secret.  That is a twisted reasoning just to prove the father's action of not informing his family about the wealth that they should enjoy.  Not informing them means the father intention is to keep the winnings by himself.



I highly agree a husband must not keep a secret from his wife.  They are couples and considered as one.  The family should enjoy the blessing the father received.  And he can do guidance to his family without keeping his wealth a secret.  As a matter of fact, the father will have more authority over his family because he is the person who provides great wealth and easy lives to his family.


Same suspicion here.  I think the father wanted to solo spend his winnings.  Probably to sponsor his friend and enjoy his vices.  Who know maybe this guy has already a mistress whom he wanted to share his new found wealth.

His intention is great as I doubt there is anyone that wants to see their family spoiled due to the sudden wealth, however the way he has chosen to try to do this is mistaken.

Now his fears are not unfounded as there are many lottery winners which at the end wish such wealth did not came their way, as they lose everything just a few years down the line or there are family tragedies caused by the money, but since he is aware of those effects it would be easier to try to remind his family about them and teach them how to use that money responsibly, but by hiding his wealth he is risking they will find out one day and then he will lose his family anyway.

maybe this is the big reason because if it is what he stated in the post? I think that is exaggerating reaction to hide like that.
and besides why need to be broadcasted if you win? in lottery they try to hide each the winner completely for security purposes.
but giving all these? if I am lucky enough to win like this? i will let my family know the winnings but will teach them how to save the funds and with complete terms.

I think someone else have created a topic about this before 🤔

A man understands his family more than anyone, if he said that they will become lazy then he is saying the truth, you as a husband should know what your child and wife is capable of when it comes to money.

I won't blame this man, this is a very good move.

Thank you. Like I said before I would do the same thing also. You do not want to be careless with your jackpot when you know the implications of wasting it. Poverty is not an experience anyone wants to have again once you escaped it the first time. We have cases of families suddenly turning lazy and wasteful when they suddenly become rich and that is what the lucky gambler fears happening to his family.

an interesting fact that has been happening in my country, for a long time, whenever someone won the lottery prize, they showed that person's face, there was no problem and that person received his prize and there was no risk to his life, people did not have a problem talking about playing the lottery, but with the increase in kidnappings in recent times and murders now when the prize is a lot of money, when someone wins a lot of money, that person doesn't show his face and they don't even say the person's name, which means that lottery organizers do not want to risk the lives of winners

And that is a terrible thing if what you say is true. I don't know which country you are from. however, related to what you said. I can't imagine, how the kidnapping happened and the extreme one is disappearing someone, in this case for the lottery winner.  and if we refer to the title of this thread, as long as the lottery draw platform doesn't mind when a winner of the lottery wants to keep their identity secret. it is perfectly legal, if not against the license and against the rules they have as a lottery draw platform.

Even so, on the contrary there will be various questions from fans of this lottery draw. is the win real, or just a setting from the lottery platform. and in my opinion, there will always be pros and cons regarding keeping the privacy of the lottery winner a secret. note : related to criminal cases that occurred in your country, in this case the lottery winner. authorities such as the police should be able to deal with things like this for the comfort and safety of the community.

Let's make things applicable in it appropriate manners, gamblers privacy is very important especially when it comes to revealing identity to the public, but what is not good is intransparency to the family, why should a gambler hide gambling frombhis family since that's what he does either for a living or not, that means he can as well go ahead hiding other important things away from the family, let's be real to ourselves and others and stop hiding under a vail espec to where we belong, family first no matter what, being a gambler does not mean being irresponsible.

Way back, this was really rampant in winning the lottery. People were not afraid of showing their faces to the national television because criminal activities and its rate were really low back then. Illegal activities that involve great risk toward someone that were filed were only few. Perhaps the way of living before is still attainable and manageable compared to today wherein people have to resort to doing bad stuff just to survive and put food on their mouths.

Nowadays, you can really see the transition and changes from how they do things. Today, people are more wary of their actions. Most people are becoming self-conscious and are now prioritizing their privacy over anything else because of security reasons and having inner peace. In this modern time, you can barely see a lottery winner publicly announcing they have won. This is because anonymity is becoming more and more preferable. People will hide their identity to spare themselves from being vulnerable to those people who want to take advantage of them. Since money attracts unnecessary attention of the bad guys (robbers, murderers, and the likes) you would rather keep your mouth shut instead of bragging. In addition, to ensure that their winnings will not be recklessly given away to anyone who will borrow from them or ask help from them.

There can be three reasons for this in my personal opinion.
 
1) The thought crossed his mind that he and his family might be in danger if people know that he had won such a huge amount of money.

2) He would like to surprise them with a cheque of this huge amount when he returns home.

3) He used to gamble secretly and does not want to let his family know.

Someone who makes big money from gambling may want to hide his identity. This is a very natural right and a natural situation. We can all want to do this. The hero of the subject also used this right. Also, we may want to hide it not only from our spouse and children, but also from our more distant relatives and acquaintances, but he made a very funny image using a strange costume. He could try using a simpler method. I would not prefer to hide the money I have won from gambling or elsewhere. I would be honest with them about this because every lie we tell, regardless of the subject, damages our family ties. I believe we must continue to act honestly to have healthy relationships. Of course, I respect other people's choices.

It’s definitely the best thing to do to hide your real identity but only for those big scammers waiting in the corner, and not from your own family. Regardless if the wife and child are extravagant or not, but as a husband and a father to his child, he should be honest to them especially in big matters like this. Money is very important to ensure the bright future of his own family, at least he should have thought of that before giving them all.

I was a little thoughtful when I saw this photo, but in my humble opinion, I found this "tactic" to not be recognized interesting lol
I believe that in a way, if a certain person wins a reasonable amount in an award, he may have the right to preserve his image. (it's up to the winner whether or not to show their image) Of course, this is just my opinion regarding of this topic!

Hiding the identity will safeguard the winners from the scammers and hackers that were focusing on the winning amount. As mentioned money is important and for that reason we should share the winning with family members. Because, when we keep our winning securely without the knowledge of family members sometimes we might land into wrong investment/spending.

Well, given that he has a family already, then his obligation must be centered around providing for his family. The fact that he wore a disguise and reasoned  that his wife/children may get his money speak on his overall lifestyle- but maybe there are reasons more than meets the eye in this situation.

Remember that Chinese people are notorious for their money tactics. They love businesses and money-making schemes where they are well-known around the globe for their thirst for money. Maybe this father has to discipline his family in order not to fall from the greediness on resources. Though the reasoning he provided is shallow, I still believe that he has other justifiable reasons for doing so.

His reason was quite clear being explained in the thread. He just wanna make his family will not become lazy as you can imagine how lazy his child and wife when they hear if their father was getting a big jackpot from doing gambling. Im sure that his wife will be stopping to work and then she will be only using money that being won from lottery to make her live become even more luxurious than before. His reason was actually make sense at all.
That's why some people who have been winning the big amounts of money from lottery was hiding their identity due to the various reasons. They have their own personal reason and that's look good at all.

This man's reason is truly reasonable but not excusable enough because his family is supposed to be his first and utmost priority as well. His family deserves to have all tye the good thingsife has to offer and I don't also know why he feels his family might be lazy but whatever his reasons are, they aren't justified and isn't acceptable to me.

$30 million dollars is a huge sum of money and rather than keeping the entire money away from his family, he should better still being out a portion and also educate his family harder just as OP suggested in his post and he should try as much as possible to get them engaged rather than just conclude conclude that his family might be lazy.

actually it's still a question mark that the man in the public photo doesn't mean the man won't tell his wife and child, it could be that he doesn't want his extended family to know or his friends so he closes himself to his victory, if I was in his position I would do the same thing the same and only tell my wife and children so they can know the money I have but still teach them to be thrifty and not to waste money so as not to stand out from the people around me  ;)

I strongly believe this very man must have a good reason to have taken up such decision of anonymity even up to his family members, who knows, maybe he has children that are not well behaved when it comes to money management and a wife that probably he must have tried her with financial responsibility at different intervals but couldn't do well at it.
It becomes so frustrating having family members that are not meticulous in money spending and it can make a person to decide to hide his or her financial income from them so they don't come tasking you now and then knowing that you actually have the money the are tasking you for.

Another is that maybe this very man must have had a budget for this money on a project he wants to use the money to execute and family members interference into it might hinder him from achieving it on time.
Even as this man must taken up such decision of anonymity I still think that he still assist his family with the money

the act of the man in costume when it was published was the right action for me.
How can someone be happy if it is publicly published and earns a lot of money? wouldn't that just make the criminals target him?
this man really has a wise way to protect himself and his family from the targets of criminals who know if he gets a lot of money from the lottery. $30 million is not a small amount of money.




I would reply, if that happened to me, I would do the same as that guy.
it's not about responsibility but it's about educating the family so they don't become lazy when they know their family members have a lot of money.
because out there are many wives and children who are lazy when a husband has a lot of money and only relies on money from his husband.

I agree with you, if you see that your children and wife are already struggling to be financial responsible with managing their own finances, then how is it going to be when they find out about the lottery win. Having access to large sums of money without doing anything can ruin every motivation to achieve something in life. His decision might have been morally wrong, but it's hard to. Judge without knowing his whole family situation. Winning big in a lottery only happens to very few lucky people, and the people who are doing well with their winnings we will probably never hear about it. What we hear about is the stories of lottery winners who manage to spend all their millions in a few years and are broke again. There are so many articles online about people who lived above their means and are poor now. In my opinion secrecy is everything when it comes to dealing with a big lottery win. Once the word gets out who won the millions, then all the people who you have known in life will come back. It becomes difficult to distinguish between real and fake friends. Can't blame someone to try and stay anonymous, even from our own family.

By telling them about our victory, we have told the truth and must emphasize that we must continue to live as usual and not spend excessive money. We should live as usual and be able to save the winning money for our family life in the future than waste it now. But many winners feel rich compared to others and use the money to buy the things they want. This will make their family stand out from other people's families but everything has a limit and when that limit is almost gone or even gone, we won't be able to do it anymore.

yes, everything depends on ourselves, if I win the lottery I will educate my children and wife to open a business and from there I can start a new life without people knowing I have a lot of money from winning the lottery and besides teaching my family to don't waste money on something unnecessary, everything goes back to how we educate our families